Does Brick Have Too Many Red Lights?

If you’re frustrated with the red light situation in Brick, you are in good company.

While stop lights are one of the necessary evils of commuting, they don’t guarantee safety for pedestrians or cooperation from drivers.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, red-light running is the number one cause of urban crashes. Furthermore in 2013, approximately 127,000 people were injured in red-light related accidents.

In August 2015, the National Coalition for Safer Roads released an interactive safety map that would allow users to see the number of red-light running deaths in their area as part of the group’s ‘Stop on Red’ initiative.

At Patch, we appreciate that our readers and motorists know the stop lights in Brick best. We asked you on Facebook how you felt about the red lights in our area. Could Brick use more red lights? Are there too many? What intersections need a stop light, or can get rid of one?

Here’s what readers said on social media:

• "I don't think anyone can disagree, that's paying attention of course, that some of them need to be timed better and synchronized with each other."

• "Brick Blvd one in every corner!"

• "We need computerized traffic management system to keep traffic moving."

• "Too many lights in the central area."

• "Some ridiculous ones go to blinking during the light traffic hours. Example- the left turn lights into Lake Rivera."

• "Waaaaaay too many!"

• "I used to live there and I go back there visit and there are way too many lights! It takes a long time to get to the other side of town."

• "Brick is set up with too many "choke" points in routing it's traffic. Combined with the busy retail section in the center of town makes this a nightmare during holidays and summer."

• "Cannot be emphasized enough that if a light is necessary, then proper timing and synchronization is essential. Eliminating some would not be a bad idea if feasible."

Is there a red light in Brick you can’t stand? Is there an intersection that could desperately use a red light? Let us know on Facebook.